What is/are correct in reference to Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves? (i) It has both natural and artificial caves (ii) Udayagiri has 18 and Khandagiri has 15 caves (iii) Khandagiri caves are famous for Hathigumpha inscription

What is/are correct in reference to Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves? (i) It has both natural and artificial caves (ii) Udayagiri has 18 and Khandagiri has 15 caves (iii) Khandagiri caves are famous for Hathigumpha inscription Correct Answer (i), (ii) and (iii)

The correct answer is (i), (ii), and (iii)

Key Points

• Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, also called Kattaka Caves or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical, and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Hence statement I is correct.
• Built somewhere around the 2nd century BC by King Kharavela of the Meghavahana dynasty.
• Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves. Hence statement II is correct.
• The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri, mentioned as Kumari Parvata in the Hathigumpha inscription.
• Khandagiri caves are famous for the Hathigumpha inscription. Hence statement III is correct.